# CVE-2022-40264: Path traversal in GENESIS64

> An attacker can create, tamper with, or destroy arbitrary files by tricking a user into importing a malicious project package in GENESIS64.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.3 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 13 Dec 2022
- **Updated:** 18 Apr 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-vhq6-x2hv-fhjv

## What is CVE-2022-40264?

CVE-2022-40264 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in ICONICS and Mitsubishi Electric Corporation GENESIS64, published on 13 Dec 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') vulnerability in ICONICS/Mitsubishi Electric GENESIS64 versions 10.96 to 10.97.2 allows an unauthenticated attacker to create, tamper with or destroy arbitrary files by getting a legitimate user import a project package file crafted by the attacker.

Weakness: CWE-22 (Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-40264?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Iconics Genesis64.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-40264?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-40264 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-40264 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-40264 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in ICONICS and Mitsubishi Electric Corporation GENESIS64

- [CVE-2022-33318](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-33318/): Deserialization in GENESIS32 (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2022-33319](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-33319/): Information disclosure in GENESIS32 (high 8.2)
- [CVE-2024-7587](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-7587/): Misconfiguration in GENESIS32 (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2022-33315](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-33315/): Deserialization in GENESIS64 (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2022-33316](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-33316/): Deserialization in GENESIS64 (high 7.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-40264 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-40264 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in ICONICS and Mitsubishi Electric Corporation GENESIS64, published on 13 Dec 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-40264 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: ICONICS and Mitsubishi Electric Corporation GENESIS64. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-40264/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-40264/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-40264
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-40264
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-40264

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